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Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

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DECEMBER NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

BEAUMONT / PORT ARTHUR

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 68 48 58 82/1922 49/1974 26/1974 72/1982 0.16 2.41/1955 8 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 2 68 48 58 84/1978 49/1971 29/1974 73/1982 0.15 2.71/1914 8 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 3 68 48 58 86/1933 44/1929 26/1929 70/1933 0.16 6.73/2016 8 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 4 68 48 58 82/2012 47/2009* 26/1905 68/1913 0.15 3.02/1952 9 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 5 67 47 57 85/1916 46/2009* 25/1905 68/1998 0.16 2.98/1971 9 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 6 67 47 57 83/1943 37/1950 22/1950 71/1998 0.16 4.15/1969 9 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 7 67 47 57 84/1978 41/2013 17/1950 75/1978 0.17 2.23/1927 9 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 8 67 47 57 82/1918 39/2017 25/1927* 68/2007* 0.16 4.12/1919 9 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 9 67 47 57 83/2023* 46/1978* 24/1917 68/1943* 0.16 1.88/1992 9 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 10 66 47 57 86/1918 41/1937 24/1978 73/2021 0.17 3.69/1964 10 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 11 66 47 56 85/1918 42/1937 28/1958* 70/2007 0.16 1.87/1909 10 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 12 66 46 56 85/1918 37/1962 25/1962* 71/2015* 0.16 1.51/1968 10 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 13 66 46 56 83/1921 43/1962 20/1962 69/1984 0.15 7.43/1991 10 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 14 66 46 56 80/2021* 40/1960 22/1901 69/1984 0.16 2.21/1913 10 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 15 66 46 56 83/1918 39/1901 24/1952 68/2021* 0.16 3.18/1986 10 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 16 65 46 56 82/2021 39/1989 24/1989* 70/1933 0.17 1.25/1994 10 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 17 65 46 55 82/2021* 32/1932 24/1972* 70/2021* 0.17 4.77/1995 10 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 18 65 45 55 79/2021* 35/1932 22/1979 66/1924 0.15 4.83/1995 10 1
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 19 65 45 55 81/1978 39/1929 21/1909 66/1970 0.15 2.99/1931 11 1
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 20 65 45 55 82/1916 36/1929 22/1909 68/2013* 0.15 2.18/1911 11 1
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 21 65 45 55 80/1905 33/1924 20/1973 69/1984 0.16 6.41/1923 11 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 22 64 45 55 79/2017* 32/1989* 16/1989 67/1970 0.15 5.08/1923 11 1
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 23 64 45 55 82/2015 29/1989 12/1989 69/1931 0.16 2.62/1945 11 1
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 24 64 45 54 81/2016* 30/1983 13/1989 69/1987 0.16 2.65/2023* 11 1
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 25 64 45 54 82/2015 29/1983 15/1983 74/2015 0.16 2.80/1916 11 1
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 26 64 44 54 81/2016* 36/1983 21/1983 73/2015 0.18 8.04/1982 12 1
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 27 64 44 54 82/2016 44/1935 29/1920 68/2021* 0.17 3.25/1982 12 1
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 28 64 44 54 82/2021 41/2017* 23/1925 69/2021* 0.17 2.63/1927 12 1
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0711 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 29 64 44 54 83/2021 34/1925 26/1961 71/2021 0.16 4.04/2010 12 1
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0711 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 30 64 44 54 82/2021 38/1925 21/1917 67/1984* 0.17 3.57/2022 12 1
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0711 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 31 63 44 54 81/2021 40/1946 21/1983 72/2021 0.16 3.50/2016 12 1
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 MON 65.5 45.8 55.6         4.98   317 27

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 2 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 6 3 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1901-2024) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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